Case Studies
A selection of production AI engagements I’ve led.
Automating 80% of Finance AP/AR with AI
Client: Mid-market Irish manufacturer. Industry: CPG, frozen foods.
Zooming in on the first build from the transformation roadmap: SME interviews, as-is/to-be process maps, redesign before automation, and a human-in-the-loop AP/AR system in production — ~80% of manual work automated, ~90% fewer errors, 50 manual rules streamlined.
AI Business Transformation: From 31 Pain Points to AI in Production
Client: Mid-market Irish manufacturer. Industry: CPG, frozen foods.
A two-week AI & data transformation assessment turned a growth ambition into a funded, board-ready roadmap — 31 ranked pain points, 16 prioritised use cases, 3 decision frameworks. First build (AP/AR automation) live in production with ~80% less finance processing time.
Reducing Manual Work by 80%: AI Data Classification in Mining
Client: Top-three global management consultancy. Industry: Mining intelligence.
Built a production-grade AI classification platform from scratch — multilingual data handling, 94% accuracy across 129 cost categories and ~160 equipment delay types, human-in-the-loop review. Days of manual classification cut to minutes.
Replacing Manual PDF Extraction with Agentic AI: 80% Reduction, Two Weeks to Production
Client: Top-three global management consultancy. Industry: Mining intelligence.
Replaced manual PDF data extraction with an agentic AI system embedded in analysts' tools. 80% reduction in manual gathering. Two weeks to production.
Modernizing a Legacy Analytics Stack with AI: From 2 Years to 6 Months
Client: Top-three global management consultancy. Industry: Mining intelligence.
AI-accelerated migration of 1,700 SQL stored procedures and 800 C# calculations to Microsoft Fabric. Complexity-tier partitioning + tier-specific automation. 6 months versus a 2+ year manual estimate.
Legal OS for Startups: From Foundation to AI Layer
Client: Legal SaaS platform backed by a tier-1 UK law firm. Industry: Legal tech, SaaS.
A SaaS platform covering incorporation, fundraising, cap tables, employment, and compliance for early-stage startups. AI-accelerated document onboarding on Azure AI Foundry — 80%+ faster.
5G Edge Livestreaming for Live Sports
Client: US-based 5G acceleration tech startup. Industry: 5G, live video, edge computing.
Sub-200ms live sports streaming on AWS Wavelength — 4× lower latency than traditional internet streaming. NBA, NFL, NHL broadcasts via T-Mobile, Verizon, and Comcast.